The general market price of mountain rats is 110 yuan per pound. Prices vary slightly depending on local markets and are for reference only.
Mountain rat meat is delicious and is an excellent nutritional supplement. With the improvement of people's living standards, the demand for mountain rat meat is growing. Jiangxi, Fujian and other places have always had the tradition of eating "mountain rat wax". The so-called "mountain rat wax" means that local villagers use various homemade traps to catch mountain rats alive and bring them back to their sheds, remove their hair, disembowel them, wash them, place them in a baking cage, and slowly bake them over a slow fire with a little chaff. The dried mountain rat meat is semi-dried. The "mountain rat wax" is cooked with spicy oil, salt, sugar, ginger, onion, garlic, fennel and other condiments. It tastes crispy yet tough, with a strong bite and an aftertaste. endless.